Minivan Musician Mondays Michael Wood II

"The One with the Forrrrttyyy"  

It was a joy to once again have "Nothing Sacred" (Maxwell Silverhammer & Crews Control) join our podcast and share their experiences as radio hosts and artists. There are all kinds of artists, promoters, managers and so on out there who aren't on the up-and-up and between Nothing Sacred, Don Verb and Danielle, we've seen them all!

Don Verb finally (ten years later) breaks his silence regarding his experience as a part of Mo Thugs - a scam record label that more resembled MLM-meets-cult. Maxwell and Crews both keep everyone laughing with their run-in's with wanna-be managers and also with flaky artists. Danielle lets us in on what an electronic music promoter really is - and isn't.   Several people get called out and fun ensues. Join us for episode 81!


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With Don Verb all but quitting Facebook entirely (after a recent, silly "ban") we decided to use Episode #75 to readdress why we find ourselves under that redundant app's spell - STILL, in 2021! The reasons for which we're (mostly) done with Facebook are numerous but what's more important is pointing out why Facebook is toxic and how we find ourselves mindlessly using it to no benefit - and plenty of stress and brainwashing.   

We think that it's time that we all step away from Facebook and seek a different platform from which to keep in contact with family, learn of current events, share our works of art and altogether provide our content. We ARE the only thing that Facebook (and other outlets) have to offer and we can step away at any time. We feel that the novelty of Facebook has run its course and that we need to free ourselves from its clutches, in order to preserve some dignity and to look toward a future in which there is a social media platform that is for US and not just for ADVERTISERS.   We are sure that we are not alone.

If you type "alternatives to..." into a Google search, you will get "alternatives to Facebook" ... this means that MANY are searching for a change.   Here are some links to stories and sites that may assist us all in choosing what works best for a free and expressive nation:   https://makeawebsitehub.com/facebook-alternatives/ (An Article & List)
https://ello.co/ (a Social Media for Creatives)
https://vero.co/ (An Ad-Free and Algorithm-Free Social Media Site)
https://mewe.com/ (A Very Underrated Alternative)
https://mastodon.social/about (A Popular Alternative with An Active Community)
https://www.minds.com/ (A Social Media Platform That PAYS You!)  

"BURN LOOT AND MURDER" IS HERE - CHECK IT OUT! LEAVE A COMMENT!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTrmdejLUg8   

Time Stamps from This Video:  
0:00 - Opening
0:17 - Introduction
1:43 - Danielle's Unreasonable and Silly Bans
3:29 - Don Verb's Recent Ban for NOTHING and Other Ridiculous Instances
8:18 - ____What You (Think You) Use Facebook For____
8:45 - News?!? 8:58 - Promotion Via Facebook is Pointless
9:25 - Promotion Via Facebook Groups Gains You NOTHING
10:48 - "Groups" As a Whole?
12:25 - Close Friends and Family?
13:55 - Sales on Facebook?
16:47 - Sharing Opinions?
18:38 - Making Friends & Connections?
19:52 - Trends? 22:27 - Photos and Memories?
23:55 - ___WHAT WE ARE DOING IN TERMS OF QUITTING FACEBOOK___
26:58 - ___THE NEGATIVES OF FACEBOOK___
27:09 - Too Entwined With Your (Entire) Life
28:12 - They Are Shaping Our Creations!
29:38 - Lack of Personalization
29:44 - Too Entwined with Government
30:47 - Causes Depression and Decrease in Productivity
31:35 - Redundancy  
34:07 - Always Playing Catch-Up
36:06 - WE Are The Creators - OUR Experience Matters!
37:51 - ___WHY WE NEED TO ALL LEAVE TOGETHER (MASS EXODUS)___
41:34 - _____"Burn, Loot & Murder" Video Is OUT NOW!!!_____
42:13 - ___WHERE TO FIND US___
45:19 - _____ASK PEOPLE THIS QUESTION!!!____


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#yelawolfreview #yelawolfmudmouth #mudmouthreview #newsongrelease #maskmandate #donverb #minivanmusician   

"The One with the Birthday"  

In Episode #69, Don Verb & Danielle get dirty on: Yelawolf's Mudmouth Album, Don Verb & Jon Cash's New Song & Video Release Date, the (Lifted?) Mask Mandates and More! Short episode tonight but we feel that that's all that was needed to give you guys some great takes! Leave us a few sheckles for coffee - we are worn OUT!

 http://www.donverb.com AND https://paypal.me/donverb 

0:00 - Opening 0:18 - Introduction and Topics 0:50 - Yelawolf "Mudmouth" Review  10:42 - Subscribe, Like, Comment --- Help us with the Algorithm & We're Now  on All Platforms 11:42 - "Burn, Loot & Murder" New Video Release Date, Song & Behind-the-Scenes 14:34 - Mask Mandate is Lifted & CDC Website 22:47 - Don Verb's Debate on a Christian Nation 25:02 - Danielle is Fed Up! and Parting Words


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#podcastchannelupdates #newmixtapefreestyle #weeklyhiphoppodcast #upcomingvideorelease

In our 70th Episode, Don Verb has to go it alone and break down for ya'll exactly what is going down as far as our podcast channel updates. There's a new mixtape freestyle at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcWt84lqT70 over Yelawolf & Caskey's "Billy and the Purple Datsun".  

We've got our 18 month anniversary episode coming up on Friday, May 28th! We'll be telling you our channel's values once and for all and getting you hip to a new upcoming video release! More than just a weekly hip hop podcast that talks about hip hop MUSIC, we've got some patriotic hip hop coming and more!   

0:00 - Opening 0:17 - You vs. The Algorithm 1:39 - Why I'm Rolling Dolo 1:59 - Special Episode FRIDAY NIGHT! 4:02 - Minivan Musician Memorial Day BTS! 4:49 - Meaning of Memorial Day to the Minivan Musician 7:12 - New Freestyle Up! "Memo  & The Blue Lex" 7:54 - Bloop 8:16 - Determining Factor for Buying "1996" 8:35 - DONVERB.COM 8:47 - A Year and a Half of Minivan Musician 10:38 - Re-Release of "Community First" 11:10 - All Upcoming Stuff 14:03 - Music Videos You Missed! 15:11 - Check out PLAYLISTS on Our Channel! 15:53 - We Are MOVING?!? and "I Left My Wallet On 8 Mile" 17:54 - COVID Butt-Bangs Me Again 19:44 - On This Day ... 21:04 - Go Back & Watch Mr. Hyde Interviews & Where to Find Us


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In Episode 68, Don Verb & Danielle have to address their second-to-last "Minivan Musician" episode being removed. They talk a bit about censorship of creators and how that has ironic consequences on the censors.   Of course, we have the continuation (and final part) of the interview with Psycho Logical Records' Mr. Hyde!

Rather than breaking the video up into two more pieces, we've got a nice, long and informative interview here that is pretty damned entertaining and that includes some seriously useful information for up-and-coming artists! We also go in-depth into what the Bonnie and Hyde album is about and share who our "Hip Hop Mt. Rushmores" are.   

Please Remember to Subscribe!!!  For Simplicity's Sake, We've Included Time Stamps of the Video's Chapters!   0:00 - Intro 0:11 - The Sledge 0:33 - Our Banned Video! (Minivan Musician #66) 3:00 - Ironic Pitfalls of Censorship 7:04 - Danielle Becoming More Vocal, As a Result 11:30 - Driving Creators to Other Platforms 16:01 - Horror Stories of the "Poke" Coming Soon 16:25 - Don Verb's Upcoming Religious Debate 17:17 - Get the Year's Best Boom Bap Album! (See Links Above!) 18:22 - Country Rap Taking Over  19:10 - Status of "Rappers on the Right" 20:49 - Yelawolf KILLING the Game and More on Country Rappers 27:00 - Introducing Mr. Hyde Interview (Part Two) 30:44 - Mr. Hyde Interview (Continued) ...  Play-Through Value of Albums  32:42 - Kool G Rap Influence  34:20 - Mr. Hyde's Favorite Collaboration(s) 37:50 - Thoughts on Critics 40:43 - Current Artists That Hyde is Feeling? 40:52 - Not Listening to Other Rappers, Other Influences & Horror Movies 50:46 - PLR vs. Other Horror Core/Shock Rap 51:55 - Origins of "Barn of the Naked Dead" & PLR Music in Major Chain Stores 1:00:27 - Mr. Hyde on the "Cancel Culture"  1:10:20 - The Freedom of Being Independent 1:16:52 - Griselda are PLR Fans?!? (Ill Bill & Conway Collaboration) 1:19:00 - Keeping Up With Social Media As a Successful Artist & Utilizing All Platforms!  1:26:40 - "Blowing Up" As An Artist Nowadays 1:30:47 - Having Views That Much of Hip Hop & All of Mainstream Media Disagrees With 1:33:47 - What is Different About the "Bonnie & Hyde & Cherie Rain's Contributions 1:40:00 - Talking Jim Morrison & The Doors and Eclectic Musical Tastes  1:46:32 - Mr. Hyde Interviews Don Verb About His Influences  1:51:10 - Mr. Hyde's Mt. Rushmore (Is It 4 or 5? Lol) 2:02:39 - Don Verb's "Big Four" (Add Scarface) 2:03:02 - Uh Oh ... Don Verb & The Nas Opinions  2:06:51 - The Babies Meet, Led Zeppelin & Jail 2:16:19 - Who Mr. Hyde Wishes to Work With 2:19:40 - Parting Words 2:32:40 - RIP Worm! & Feedback on the Interview


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In Episode #67, Don Verb & Danielle bring a VERY special guest into the kitchen: Psycho Logical Records Veteran MC, Mr. Hyde! He shares stories of great NY Hip Hop radio shows, how he met his wife Cherie Rain, how their new project ("Bonnie & Hyde") came about, what was the root of his writing what is termed by many as horror core music and he also shares plenty of behind-the-scenes hip hop stories! The three got along so well that we've actually got ANOTHER one of these Mr Hyde interviews coming up so be sure to SUBSCRIBE!   

Mr. Hyde Merchandise (including new album) : http://mrhydemerch.com/

Timestamps:   0:00 - Opening 0:18 - Introduction & Adventures in Parenting 4:43 - Cherie Rain's Musical Background & Hyde Meets Bonnie 15:51 - How Mr. Hyde Got Into Music & Jerking to Sheena Easton 23:23 - Violent & Apocalyptic (Slayer) Lyrics 25:00 - Immersed in Hip Hop Culture & Nerds Were Tough!  28:28 - Stretch & Bobbito Show & Not Getting Lauged Off the Phone 39:48 - Authentic Niche Market  40:25 - Mr. Hyde & Necro Meet Connected & Necro Brings His Own Beats 55:05 - What Was It Like Coming Up As A White Rapper? & Expulsions 59:45 - Living In A Car At 16 & A Special Guest Appearance 1:01:10 - Being A Dad And Husband While Touring & Covid Helped?!? 1:03:58 - Chicks Tatting Your Name & You Branding Yourself 1:05:14 - How Many Artists & Nuttin But An NFT Thang 1:07:48 - Demented Female Fans & Verb Served Stephen King?


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